THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND DECEMBER, 1894. 1089
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 490.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st December, 1894.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 33.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Friday, the 7th day of December, 1894:-
PRESENT:
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED Cooper), Vice-President.
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (GEORGE HORSPOOL, Esquire).
ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
Dr. WILLIAM HARTIGAN.
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President. NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
In the absence of the President, the Vice-President presided.
Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 22nd day of November, 1894, were read and confirmed. Motion.-Dr. HARTIGAN addressed the Board and moved—
That the Government be requested to take such measures as may be necessary to determine the form of "fevers'
prevalent in the Tung Wa Hospital, with a view to their correct return in the “ Mortality Statistics” and the eradication, if possible, of the causes giving rise to them.
Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C., seconded.
Dr. Ho KAI addressed the Board.
Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C., addressed the Board, and asked that the letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary regarding the deaths recorded from Dropsy and Simple Continued Fever be read. This was done.
A discussion ensued.
Question-put and agreed to.
Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C., moved—
That a letter be addressed to the Government requesting that the information indicated in Dr. Lowson's reply to
the Board's previous enquiry be furnished to the Board in detail.
Dr. HARTIGAN seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Motion. The Vice-President addressed the Board and moved―
That it is advisable to remove the débris now lying in the streets and lanes within the walled in area of Taiping-
shan, and that the Board is of opinion the best method to adopt is to burn it within the area.
Mr. R. K. LEIGH seconded.
Dr. HARTIGAN addressed the Board.
Question-put and agreed to.
Motion. Mr. LEIGH addressed the Board and under the plea of urgency, which was agreed to, moved―
That a letter be addressed to the Government from this Board requesting that the draft of the new Public Health
Ordinance be submitted to this Board for consideration before it is read a first time in Council.
Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board and seconded.
A discussion ensued. Question-put and agreed to.
Appointment of Officers.-A letter-which had been circulated to Members-from the Honourable Colonial Secretary informing the Board that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to appoint, provisionally, Mr. E. A. RAM to be Assistant Sanitary Surveyor and Mr. R. F. TOWNSEND to be Overseer of Works, was laid on the table.
Assistant Sanitary Surveyor.-A letter-which had been circulated to Members-from the Honourable Colonial Secretary concerning an application from Mr. RAM to be allowed to undertake certain private architectural works was laid on the table, and a minute on the circulating cover read.
A discussion ensued.
Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C., moved―
That Mr. Ram be requested to state what is the character of the work he proposes undertaking and how much of
his time will be taken up in doing such work.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Vice-Presidentship.-A letter-which had been circulated to Members-from the Honourable Colonial Secretary informing the Board that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to appoint the Honourable F. A. COOPER to be Vice-President of the Board during the absence of Mr. F. H. MAY, was laid on the table.
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